If you are active in trans advocacy, you’ve seen various estimates for HIV in trans women: 42% (CDC)! 14% (Also CDC)! 24–28% (Baral, et. al.)! I suspect none of these are right, and I think all over-estimate HIV prevalence among trans women. I recognize that’s a minority position — advocacy…

Too often, behavior is dismissed as “inappropriate” without truly understanding the reasons behind the behavior, particularly when it involves people who aren’t neurotypical. All characters and events in this story are fictional. I.E. the mom, dad, and other family members depicted are not based on my family! A Kitchen Tantrum She’s in the…

In 2019, a trans woman in Oregon was badly assaulted (and hospitalized as a result). Her crime? She needed to pee. — The news programs used a picture that showed her face beaten, swollen, and bruised. It also showed some stubble. As you can imagine, that got a lot of comments, along the lines of, “she’s not even trying, what did she expect?” I remember early on in my gender transition talking…

I work from home. I wanted to be able to let my wife know, “Joelle is busy right now.” This article will be fairly technical, but won’t give step-by-step instructions for everyone. …

Transgender people have never had a great relationship with medical care. Most trans people have stories about being mistreated while obtaining medical care — not just for trans-related healthcare, but also for general healthcare. …

My doctor suggested a mammogram. That caused me to dig into the research. I admit I wasn’t looking forward to doing a mammogram, so I was probably really looking for excuses not to do it. I was concerned about how I would be treated. Would I be treated as a…

The UK news organization, Daily Mail, reported that seeing trans people on TV caused young people to seek out medical transition. Except, no, the actual research didn’t. First, let me link to what I’m talking about: The Daily Mail story The actual research study Science reporting is notoriously awful (ironically…

What it feels like to be a trans woman…walking down the street. I do an hour or so of walking a day, for my health. I always try to keep an eye on what’s going on around me because, well, people can be horrible. I’ve had beer bottles thrown at…

Coming out as trans is hard in the best circumstances. If you have to stay home, it’s even harder. But there are things you can do! Why now? First, why might people come out as trans right now? It’s pretty simple: many of us have more time on our hands, which gives…